Voting Record — Michael Connarty MP, Falkirk East (10128)

Michael Connarty

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	39 votes out of 775, 5.0%	775 votes out of 1246, 62.2%	0 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	27 votes out of 929, 2.9%	929 votes out of 1273, 73.0%	5 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Michael Connarty	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
3 Apr 2014	Stopped being Member, Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee)
9 Jan 2014	Became Member, Draft Modern Slavery Bill (Joint Committee)
26 Jul 2010	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
6 May 2010	Stopped being Chair, European Scrutiny Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Chair, European Scrutiny Committee
18 Oct 2006	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
18 Oct 2006	Became Chair, European Scrutiny Committee
18 Oct 2006	Became Chair, European Scrutiny Committee
18 Oct 2006	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Human Rights Obligations	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment — Rules of the Court	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Review by Privy Council	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of New Lords' Clause — Duration of Control Orders	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Timetable	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2003	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 43 — Application by Prosecution for Trial to be Conducted without Jury where Danger of Jury Tampering	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 42 — Applications by Prosecution for Certain Complex or Lengthy Trials to be Conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 41 — Application by Defendant for Trial to be conducted without Jury	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2003	Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jun 2003	Fire Services Bill — Title	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2003	Fire Services Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Apr 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Clause 85 — Defendant's Bad Character	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 6 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	New Provision for Earlier Sittings on Wednesdays, and for Thursdays and Fridays	both	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Applications for adoption	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Michael Connarty	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	21 Mar 2001	Deferred Divisions - Weights and Measures (S.I., 2001, No. 85)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	11 Jan 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Nov 2000	Transport Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer schemes made by CAA	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2000	House of Commons (Reserved Matters)	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Parliamentary approval of transfer scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to not for profit company	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 May 2000	Transport Bill - Transfer to be to company owned by Crown	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Apr 2000	Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill - Annual increase in basic retirement pension	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2000	Northern Ireland Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2000	Northern Ireland Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: reduction for pension payments	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Interpretation	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	24 Feb 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)	minority	aye	Rebel
10 Dec 1998	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
23%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
50%	Academy Schools - for
76%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
50%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
56%	Asylum System - More strict
84%	Ban fox hunting
85%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
35%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
33%	Closed Material Proceedure
26%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
46%	Control Orders
100%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
100%	Crossrail - In favour
13%	Cull Badgers
91%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
25%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
75%	Easier access to abortion
30%	Employee Shareholder Status
0%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
82%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
50%	Environmental water quality
18%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
76%	European Union Integration - For
8%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
13%	Fixed Term Parliaments
20%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
84%	Fox hunting - Ban
12%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
91%	Fully Elected House of Lords
34%	Further devolution to Scotland
55%	Further devolution to Wales
49%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
75%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
93%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
34%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
21%	Higher taxes on banks
0%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
68%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
70%	HS2 - In Favour
61%	Human Rights and Equality
93%	Identity cards - For introduction
80%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
28%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
8%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
21%	Increase the state pension age
21%	Increase VAT
0%	Inheritance Tax
10%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
19%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
89%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
68%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
93%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
38%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
50%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mansion Tax
83%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
12%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
89%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
56%	More powers for local councils
22%	No detention without charge or trial
92%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
75%	Nuclear power - For
47%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
16%	Police and Crime Commissioners
96%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
4%	Post office closures - against
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
1%	Privatise Royal Mail
38%	Promote Occupational Pensions
56%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
99%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
87%	Rail Fares - Lower
16%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
83%	Reduce capital gains tax
13%	Reduce central funding for local government
0%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
17%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
24%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
31%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
25%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
38%	Register of Lobbyists
83%	Regulate letting agent fees
33%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
88%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
100%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
9%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
10%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
100%	Right to strike
9%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
77%	Same Sex Marriage - for
43%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
84%	Smoking ban - In favour
100%	State control of bus services
56%	Stop climate change
63%	Support current and former armed service members
43%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
50%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
21%	Termination of pregnancy - against
0%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
29%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
46%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
76%	University education fees - Should be free
32%	University Tuition Fees - For
29%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
50%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
0%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
70%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
88%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
100.0%	Mr Paul Daisley	Brent East	Lab
90.8%	Mr John Hume	Foyle	SDLP
90.3%	Mr George Stevenson	Stoke-on-Trent South	Lab
90.0%	Paul Truswell	Pudsey	Lab
90.0%	Mr Raymond Powell	Ogmore	Lab

Voting Record — Michael Connarty MP, Falkirk East (10128)

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